poetry by j matthew waters

beer cans and forget-me-nots

the beer cans used to be blue or
purplish-blue
but now they’re gold with a splash
of lavender…it’s all very confusing
I went to the grocery store to purchase
some stamps and a lottery ticket
and pick up a twelve pack of that
beer in gold cans and
lavender lettering
when I got home and walked into the house
(by way of the garage)
the dog stared at me from my favorite chair
his ears lit up like some stupid jack rabbit
oh son-of-a-bitch I say to the jack rabbit
I forget to pick me up
some of that damn beer